diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.hh b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.hh
index 46685d1959c..41d90b35fb2 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.hh
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh_class.hh
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ struct BMesh {
   /** Operator API stuff (must be all null or all allocated). */
   struct BLI_mempool *vtoolflagpool, *etoolflagpool, *ftoolflagpool;
 
-  uint use_toolflags : 1;
+  bool use_toolflags;
 
   int toolflag_index;